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Knocking is a 2006 documentary directed by Joel Engardio and Tom Shepard that focuses on the civil liberties fought for by Jehovah's Witnesses. It primarily focuses on the stories of three Jehovah's Witnesses, and how their lives illustrate three fundamental Witness teachings that have affected society at large in surprising ways: Witnesses' refusal to participate in war, accept blood transfusions, and salute the flag.

Main characters

;Lillian Gobitas: As a girl in Pennsylvania, her and thousands of other Witness children's refusal to salute the flag set off a firestorm of controversy that led to a pivotal US Supreme Court ruling on freedom of religion.

;Joseph Kempler: Born a Jew, he converted to the Jehovah's Witness faith after observing their integrity alongside Jews in the Nazi concentration camps.

;Seth Thomas: A twenty-three year old Witness, who despite the risk and opposition from non-Witness family, refused any blood transfusions with his liver transplant operation. While initially refused treatment by the Baylor University Medical Center of Texas, surgeons with the University of Southern California Medical Center in Los Angeles agreed to perform the operation, saying that research in bloodless medicine is necessary and should be explored.

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